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== [[Film]]--Animated ==
* ''[[Shrek (Animation)|Shrek]] the Third'': Shrek and Fiona are being introduced at the royal court in confining finery, and Shrek can't reach the itch on his butt. He gets a servant to scratch it for him, and that's when the curtains open...
* Played with in ''[[Cloudy Withwith a Chance of Meatballs]]'', where the mayor manages to get an entire theme park underneath a tarp, which is unveiled at a televised ceremony.
* ''[[Megamind]]'' has at least two-- one during the unveiling of a giant statue (which makes you wonder who makes the giant cloth to cover it up), and one on a picture in Megamind's lair.
 
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** Partially justified, as furniture that is in storage is generally covered with a sheet or tarp of some sort
* Done exactly four times in the film of ''[[Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince]]'', when Draco removes the dustsheet on {{spoiler|the Vanishing Cabinet as he attempts to fix it}}.
* ''[[The Wizard of Oz (Filmfilm)|The Wizard of Oz]]'': '''"PAY NO ATTENTION TO [[The Man Behind the Curtain|THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN]]!"'''
* ''[[City Lights]]'' opens with the unveiling of a large statue. When the cover is removed, the Little Tramp is sleeping on it.
* It's unclear if it happens in the original ''[[The Picture of Dorian Gray]]'', but it did happen in ''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]''...
* Occured in ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?]]'' when Judge Doom pulled aside the curtains concealing his giant Dip spraying machine.
* Dramatic Dust Cover Removal: The 69 Charger in the ''[[Dukes of Hazzard]]'' movie gets one.
* The movie adaptation of ''[[Ella Enchanted]]'' has a statue of Prince Charmant unveiled at a medieval mall.
 
== [[Music]] ==
* [[Dream Theater (Music)|Dream Theater]] opened many of their 2009 shows with "A Nightmare to Remember," often starting with a black curtain and pulling it down when the guitar enters. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWZ9lHHeNmA It's quite dramatic.]
* Japanese band Plastic Tree did something like the above for a filmed live, only dropping the curtain once the song reached its climax. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRdp151kEsE It's really something to see.]
 
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* ''[[Hamlet]]'' does this...but only after he stabs what's behind it (he thinks it's the king; it's actually Polonius).
** [[Last Action Hero|Who says I'm fair?]]
* Also used in ''[[The Winter's Tale (Theatre)|The Winters Tale]]'', when in the very last act, Pauline reveals the statue of Hermione that she has prepared.
 
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* Happened in an episode of ''[[Robin Hood (TV series)|Robin Hood]]'': Vaizey does a dramatic speech while pacing around the room. He finally drops the large curtain in the middle of the room, revealing {{spoiler|Robin, dangling from the ceiling}}.
** Happened again when a large cage {{spoiler|intended to hold all the tax money}} is placed in the middle of the keep.
* Happens to Isaac Mendez's paintings in ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' (multiple times I believe).
* Another Dramatic Dust Cover Removal on a car, a Charger in ''[[Burn Notice]]''.
* Parodied in ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', when Robin goes on a bender and wakes up in an unfamiliar hotel room. Barney reveals how badly she got out of control by whipping open the curtains, dramatically revealing an entirely un-amazing view of the building next door.
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
* ''[[The Order of the Stick (Webcomic)|Order of the Stick]]'': [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0701.html I guess they really appreciate a good pull.]
 
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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